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Performance graph showing the effect of various tappet clearances for a 104° camshaft engine.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 1\10\  B001_X106 TO X 110-page041
Date  12th July 1932 guessed
  
EFFECT OF VARIOUS TAPPET CLCES. 104° CAMSHAFT
INLET VALVE THROAT 1.200 PLUG REACH .950
OPEN EXHAUST 1 5/8" THROTTLE S.U. 5.85 C/R
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
B.M.E.P.
INLET .020 / Ex .020
INLET .020 / Ex .005
.004/.006
INLET .020
Valve Timing Diagram:
IN
Ex
9
3
29
37
.020 CLCE
RM. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} PR. {Percy H. Rose} 16
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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